Word: hoover
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Harry Woodring was one of those who waived immunity and testified. Past-Commander O'Neil after eagerly petitioning to be heard by the grand jury, was granted permission after waiving immunity. A third to testify was Frederick Huff Payne, who held Harry Woodring's job under the Hoover regime...
...Manchuria Railway. Germany longed to do likewise, but refrained from a definite commitment until the Nazi Government could decide whether it would make more money by recognizing Ta Manchu Tikuo than it would lose by insulting the Nationalist Government of China. Even the U. S., most outspoken under the Hoover regime in its criticism of Japan's Manchurian grab, seemed ready for a change of heart last week. Henry Lewis Stimson had published manifestoes and baldly announced that under no condition would the U. S. recognize Manchukuo because it had been set up by force of arms in violation...
Over a year ago Congress overrode President Hoover's veto and passed a bill granting independence to the Philippines. This bill was valid pending ratification by the Philippine legislature, and they turned it down because of certain conditions attached to their autonomy. The chief premise of their refusal was the sugar tariffs which would naturally be set up against the Philippines as a foreign nation. This economic possibility had won the votes of the American sugar interests, both the Louisiana cane bloc and the Western beet growers headed by Smoot. They had already established a low quota and a high...
...MacCracken was arrested for contempt of Senator Black's Committee before which he had appeared as a balky witness two days prior. In 1926, Mr. MacCracken, a specialist on aviation law, took up his post as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Aeronautics under Secretary Hoover. In October 1929, he tendered President Hoover his resignation, stayed on in Washington as a lawyer-lobbyist for nearly all the larger air transport companies. From witnesses called during the previous three weeks Senator Black had learned that in May 1930 there had been a meeting of big air line operators in the Post...
...other 10 or 12 or 15 million dollars . . . we will spill the American merchant marine program. We must not do anything to upset the political applecart, as that is our life blood. Congressman Free has absolutely told the Post Office Department, and he is very close to one Herbert Hoover, that if Dollar gets any more money he will expose the whole thing on the floor of the House. That is a thing I am afraid...